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BRENDA K. BALCH AUG. 14, 1946-SEPT. 6, 2007

She was born Aug. 14, 1946, in Harrisburg, Ill. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sandusky. She started a program for domestic violence and child abuse. Brenda always put her family first, helped foster more than 140 children and hosted five foreign exchange students. She "never met a stranger."

Brenda is survived by her husband of 41 years, Mike Balch; mother, Juanita (Stone) Thaxton; granddaughters, Taylor Renee Balch-Thomson and Ceaira Renee Balch, both of Sandusky; foster daughter, Jodie (Don) Horne of Clyde; siblings, Linda Vineyard, Kimmy Upchurch, Gerry Thaxton, Terry Thaxton and Dennis Thaxton, all of Harrisburg; many other foster children and foster grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Thaxton; daughters, Dennetta Balch and Michelle Renee Balch-Thomson; son, Gary Michael Balch Jr.; and grandmother, Georgina Stone.

Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday in Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, where services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home of Hope, P.O. Box 254, Sandusky, OH 44870.